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  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: Italy survive shootout to reach first final since 1968

    Euro 2020: Italy survive shootout to reach first final since 1968

    Italy have booked their ticket to the Euro 2020 final after holding their nerve in a penalty shootout against Spain. The Azzurri now have their sights set on becoming European champions for a second time. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: Italy vs. Spain — live blog

    Euro 2020: Italy vs. Spain — live blog

    Italy and Spain are set to battle it out for a spot in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley. The Azzurri have looked the part so far, while Spain have struggled to hit fullstride. All the latest in DW’s live blog. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsAfricalink 06.07.21 – 16 UTC – MP3-Stereo

    Africalink 06.07.21 – 16 UTC – MP3-Stereo

    Africa struggles under the new COVID-19 delta variant+++ Zambians prepare for the funeral of first president Kenneth Kaunda+++ +++Nigeria kidnappings+++ Ndikung: Someone to suit Berlin’s House of World Cultures SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: England vs. Denmark — What you need to know

    Euro 2020: England vs. Denmark — What you need to know

    Denmark look to continue their inspiring Euro 2020 run after the shocking collapse of Christian Eriksen. England, meanwhile, hope to reach their first final at a European championship. Follow DW for the latest. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsWhat is the future of democracy in the Philippines?

    What is the future of democracy in the Philippines?

    Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced plans to run for vice president when his term ends in May 2022, raising concerns about how it could bypass presidential term limits and keep him in power, while granting immunity from criminal charges. “Consider me a candidate for the vice presidency at this time, maybe to maintain equilibrium for all,” Duterte told reporters…

  • World NewsCannes: Film spotlights one of Japan’s last WWII stragglers

    Cannes: Film spotlights one of Japan’s last WWII stragglers

    An international production about a Japanese soldier who remained in the Philippine jungle for 29 years after the end of World War II, will make its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this month. “Onoda — 10,000 Nights in the Jungle,” which is set to debut on Wednesday, is expected to receive glowing reviews from foreign audiences. The movie will…

  • World NewsDominating delta and an unexpected kiss

    Dominating delta and an unexpected kiss

    Struggling for oxygen in Indonesia, empty streets in Sydney, an unexpected kiss — have a look through the most dramatic photos of the day’s current events. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsNigerian kidnappings reach crisis point

    Nigerian kidnappings reach crisis point

    Gunmen kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria on Monday. It was the latest in a wave of mass abductions targeting schoolchildren in Africa’s most populous nation. The assailants opened fire and overpowered security guards after storming the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state before abducting most of the 165 pupils boarding there overnight. ‘Government failure’…

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: RB Leipzig’s Dani Olmo is Spain’s key to unlocking Italy

    Euro 2020: RB Leipzig’s Dani Olmo is Spain’s key to unlocking Italy

    Italy are yet to concede a goal from open play in normal time at Euro 2020 and go into Tuesday’s semifinal against Spain as favorites. But, if La Roja are to break them down, then RB Leipzig’s Dani Olmo will be key. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: Italy vs. Spain — live blog

    Euro 2020: Italy vs. Spain — What you need to know

    Italy and Spain face off in the fourth consecutive European championship, this time in the semifinals. Italy have looked the part so far, while Spain have often struggled to hit their stride. Follow DW for the latest. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsBangladesh struggling to rein in COVID delta variant

    Bangladesh struggling to rein in COVID delta variant

    Bangladesh has been witnessing an alarming rise in coronavirus cases over the past several days, prompting the government to deploy the military to the nation’s streets to ensure that people stay indoors and don’t violate lockdown restrictions. The surge in the South Asian country’s COVID infections is blamed largely on the highly infectious delta variant first detected in India. Hospitals…

  • World NewsJournalists under threat: July’s 10 most urgent cases

    Journalists under threat: July’s 10 most urgent cases

    Across the world, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert a toll on the way we live, it has also reshaped the way journalists work. Covering the pandemic and its aftermath has led to direct exposure to the virus, but just as concerningly, journalists have been exposed to the whims of authorities in some countries that use the contagion as…

  • World NewsFrance hopes deporting more alleged radicals will bring security

    France hopes deporting more alleged radicals will bring security

    When the French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin summoned the country’s regional prefects in June, his message was clear. The authorities in France’s regions had to take swift, decisive action against foreigners who committed crimes. Residence permits should be reviewed, and more offenders should be deported if they had committed particularly serious crimes, such as second-degree murder, drug trafficking, and rape…

  • Thailand NewsSunday COVID Update: 5,916 new infections, 44 deaths

    Sunday COVID Update: 5,916 new infections, 44 deaths

    Today the public health department has announced 5,916 new infections and 44 Covid-related deaths. 39 of the total are attributed to Thai prisons. The report indicates a stabilisation of numbers after 3 days hovering around the 6,000-per-day level of new cases. But Sundays often return lower-than-usual reports. • The Delta variant has been identified in 70% of Bangkok patients falling sick…

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: UEFA bans rainbow-colored advertizing in Baku and St. Petersburg

    Euro 2020: UEFA bans rainbow-colored advertizing in Baku and St. Petersburg

    Euro 2020 sponsors have been asked not to use rainbow-colored advertising at two quarterfinal venues, Volkswagen announced on Friday. The decision is the latest to cloud UEFA’s message of inclusivity in football. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: Thomas Delaney at the center of Denmark’s inspiring run

    Euro 2020: Thomas Delaney at the center of Denmark’s inspiring run

    Not normally one for scoring goals, Thomas Delaney’s strike set Denmark on course to advance to the semifinals. He is a vocal leader on the pitch who has come up big for Denmark at Euro 2020 in more ways than one. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: Spanish machine rolls on to dash Swiss dream

    Euro 2020: Spanish machine rolls on to dash Swiss dream

    Spain have reached the final four of the European Championship with a shootout victory over Switzerland. The Swiss had threatened to pull off another shock after their victory over France, but Spain make the last four. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsUEFA bans rainbow-colored advertising in Baku and St. Petersburg

    UEFA bans rainbow-colored advertising in Baku and St. Petersburg

    EURO 2020 sponsors have been asked not to use rainbow-colored advertising at two quarterfinal venues, Volkswagen announced on Friday. The decision is the latest to cloud UEFA’s message of inclusivity in football. SOURCE: DW News

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: UEFA bans rainbow-colored advertizing in Baku and St. Petersburg

    Euro 2020: UEFA bans rainbow-colored advertising in Baku and St. Petersburg

    Euro 2020 sponsors have been asked not to use rainbow-colored advertising at two quarterfinal venues, Volkswagen announced on Friday. The decision is the latest to cloud UEFA’s message of inclusivity in football. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsCaregivers face difficult labor conditions in Germany

    Caregivers face difficult labor conditions in Germany

    “Polish nurses are desperate to leave Germany for Switzerland,” the caregiver Izabela Marcinek told DW. She herself spent years working as a caregiver after arriving in Germany and has since found work in Switzerland. “The differences are immense,” said Marcinek, who is 58, “especially when it comes to regulated working hours.” In the German domestic-nursing sector, she added, overextended caregivers…

  • Sports NewsToni Kroos ends international career

    Toni Kroos ends international career

    After 106 appearances for Germany, Toni Kroos has announced his retirement from international football. The 31-year-old Real Madrid midfielder scored 17 goals for the Nationalmannschaft and won the World Cup in 2014. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsMyanmar trapped in a vicious cycle of violence

    Myanmar trapped in a vicious cycle of violence

    Since the military coup in Myanmar and the army’s violent suppression of pro-democracy protests, new armed resistance groups and conflict regions have been emerging in the Southeast Asian country. While a kind of urban guerilla has begun in major cities such as Yangon and Mandalay, the ousted democratically elected government has been trying to form a federal army underground, the…

  • World NewsPalestinians’ rage grows — against their own governing authority

    Palestinians’ rage grows — against their own governing authority

    The Israeli-occupied West Bank is no stranger to political upheaval. But in the past week, Palestinian protesters have directed rising anger against their own government, the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in parts of the territory. Hundreds took to the streets in several towns over the past weekend to protest the violent death in Palestinian custody of Nizar Banat,…

  • Sports NewsEuro 2020: Ukraine united behind Andriy Shevchenko’s team despite ongoing conflict

    Euro 2020: Ukraine united behind Andriy Shevchenko’s team despite ongoing conflict

    Since 2014, Ukraine has been embroiled in a military conflict with Russia. Even at Euro 2020, the conflict is ever-present, but Ukraine’s success is uniting the country ahead of an historic quarterfinal against England. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsCOVID: Vaccination workers come under attack in Kashmir

    COVID: Vaccination workers come under attack in Kashmir

    Zareena Bano, a health care worker from Srinagar city, has not been to her home for almost two months. She’s currently on duty in India-administered Kashmir’s northern Bandipora district, where she’s carrying out a door-to-door COVID vaccination campaign. Last week, Zareena and her co-workers visited Zaban village, located 8 kilometers (5 miles) away from Bandipora town. In the village, Zareena…

  • World NewsIndia: Fake vaccines undermine fight against COVID

    India: Fake vaccines undermine fight against COVID

    The discovery of fake vaccination camps in cities like Mumbai and Kolkata has shocked India, with authorities vowing to take firm action against unauthorized inoculations. Media reports say that thousands of people, desperate to get a COVID vaccine, have fallen prey to the scam. In one such case, Debanjan Deb, a 28-year-old man, posed himself as a civil servant and…

  • World NewsCOVID: Life slowly coming back to normal in India

    COVID: Life slowly coming back to normal in India

    Less than two months ago, India’s health care infrastructure was dealt a hefty blow by the second wave of the coronavirus. After a period of collective grief, Indians are now stepping out as life resumes. SOURCE: DW News

  • World NewsCan drone warfare in the Middle East be controlled?

    Can drone warfare in the Middle East be controlled?

    Last weekend, the US launched airstrikes against militant groups loyal to Iran near the Iraqi-Syrian border. According to a statement issued by United States defense officials, the strikes were in retaliation for the groups’ drone attacks on American troops in Iraq. The US military said that drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (or UAVs), have been used against their…

  • World NewsNicaraguan President Ortega eyes dictatorship

    Nicaraguan President Ortega eyes dictatorship

    It was late evening when Miguel Mora heard a loud banging at his door. His wife, who was in the process of putting their son to bed, remembers the moment well. Police officers stormed inside, took Miguel Mora and locked him up. He runs Nicaragua’s opposition news platform 100% Noticias. His work landed him in jail in 2018. Now, he…

  • World NewsTurkey to pull out of Istanbul Convention on violence against women

    Turkey to pull out of Istanbul Convention on violence against women

    In March, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree aimed at withdrawing his country from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, or Istanbul Convention for short. Turkey was the first country to sign the 2011 agreement, but is set to leave the framework for good on July 1. Turkish presidency…